Bilingual Pay Differential

Bilingual Pay applies to those positions designated as such
by the hiring supervisor and approved by the Personnel
Services Section. A salary differential is paid when an
employee uses their bilingual skills an average of 10% or more
of their total work time. (Time should be an average of the
time spent on bilingual activities during a given fiscal
year.) Employees are eligible for this pay whether they are
using such skills in a conversational, interpretation, or
translation setting. Their position must be in a work setting
where bilingual skills are required to meet the needs of the
public in either:

A direct public contact position

A position utilized to perform interpretation,
translation or specialized bilingual activities for the
department and its clients.

A hospital or institutional setting dealing with
patient or inmate

In order to receive bilingual pay, the employee must
successfully participate in a Bilingual Fluency Examination
administered either by the State Personnel Board (SPB), or the
DOR. The SPB exam is given in Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin) and
Tagalog (Filipino). The DOR also administers fluency
examinations for bilingual skills tailored to the mission of
our department, such as Sign Language proficiency.

If the position meets the criteria, and the employee has
proof of fluency, then the position is eligible to be
considered for the Bilingual Differential Pay ($100 monthly).
This pay is processed via the DR 624 process, where the
supervisor submits a DR624, with a STD 897 (Request for
Bilingual Pay) and proof of fluency attached. If an employee
questions why they haven't received their pay, they need to
go through their supervisor or attendance coordinator.